Proper Authentication of Ancient DNA Is Still Essential

Raphael Eisenhofer; Laura S Weyrich

doi:10.3390/genes9030122

Proper Authentication of Ancient DNA Is Still Essential

Genes (Basel). 2018 Feb 26;9(3):122. doi: 10.3390/genes9030122.

Authors

Raphael Eisenhofer¹, Laura S Weyrich²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics & Evolution, Darling Building, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. raphael.eisenhoferphilipona@adelaide.edu.au.
² Department of Genetics & Evolution, Darling Building, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. laura.weyrich@gmail.com.

Abstract

Santiago-Rodriguez et al. [1] report on the putative gut microbiome and resistome of Inca and Italian mummies, and find that Italian mummies exhibit higher bacterial diversity compared to the Inca mummies.[...].